The Federal Code of Regulations 4100.0-5 anticipated and invited interested public individuals, groups and organizations to become involved in participating in all aspects of reviewing and implementing standards for healthy rangelands and guidelines for livestock grazing management on public lands.

The definition, in part, of "interested public" stated in the Code of Federal Regulations 4100.0-5 is " . . an individual, group or organization that has submitted a written request to the authorized officer to be provided an opportunity to be involved in the decision making process for the management of livestock grazing on specific grazing allotments or has submitted written comments to the authorized officer regarding the management of livestock grazing on a specific allotment."

Because it was the intent of the various processes to allow and invite public comment and participate, it would be superfluous and arrogant to rely solely upon academic letters of achievement, as demanded by some individuals. It is clear that the intent of the government of the United States is to invite and allow participation of all of its citizens, regardless or race, creed, or religious preference, or academic credentials, in the process of providing comment on the management of the PUBLIC LANDS.

Information requested by the decision makers, i.e. the BLM, about credentials or criteria of those submitting comments, constitutes an entirely different matter.

Public Lands may be defined as those areas of land held in trust for the citizens of the United States of America by various agencies of the the government, such as the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, or the National Forest Service. These lands are separate and apart from FEDERAL LANDS such as military bases, atomic research centers or the likes. These PUBLIC LANDS belong to ALL of the CITIZENS of the nation REGARDLESS of their place of domicile or legal residence. Consequently ANY citizen of the nation has the right to provide comment and input to the various agencies that manage these PUBLIC LANDS. By congressional law and statues the PUBLIC LANDS are mandated for multiple use management to be controlled and regulated by the various agencies of the government as duly assigned by those statues.

MULTIPLE USE is the process by which the land is made available to the citizens of the nation for various forms of recreation, such as hunting, fishing, hiking, and off road vehicle use. The multiple use mandate also allows for the commercial use of PUBLIC LANDS for mining, mineral and gas extraction, and cattle grazing and other commercial interest as deemed permissible by the regulating agency. Within the mandate NONE of the individual potential users have exclusive or exclusionary privileges that may lock out other users of the PUBLIC LANDS. It is the mandate of the various controlling agencies to determine the balance and proper use of the PUBLIC LANDS among the interest of the various users. Within this mandate of management is the responsibility of the managing agency to assure the balance and good health of the ecosystem and the natural habitat for the benefit of the wildlife and fauna of the land. Consequently, the managing agencies have systems by which ANY interested citizen may provide comment and input that may be applied to the process of decision making applicable to the use of PUBLIC LANDS.